Alessandra Biaggi

Alessandra Biaggi (20 May 1986-) was an American Democratic Party politician who ran for the New York Senate's 34th district in 2018, challenging Democratic incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein.

Biography
Alessandra Biaggi was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and she was raised in Pelham and The Bronx. The granddaughter of Italian-Americans who had been politically marginalized during the Great Depression era, she was inspired by her family's desire to help their community, and she sought to help her fellow Bronx residents acquire housing, healthcare, and education. In 2018, she ran for the State Senate as a progressive Democrat, running against incumbent Jeffrey D. Klein, whom she accused of not wanting women to speak up (due to his interrupting her, but also referencing his sexual harassment allegations).